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Table Of Contents
- vCloud API Programming Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing the VMware vCloud API
- Hello vCloud: A Structured REST Workflow Example
- Logging In and Getting an Organization List
- Browsing an Organization
- Finding a vApp Template
- Getting Information About a vDC
- Instantiating the Template in the vDC
- Deploying and Powering On the vApp
- Getting Information About the vApp
- Displaying the Console
- Deleting the vApp
- Logging Out
- Moving on to Additional Use Cases
- Browsing
- Provisioning
- Summary of Provisioning Requests
- Upload OVF to Create a vApp Template
- View the OVF Descriptor of a vApp Template
- Download a vApp Template as OVF
- Upload a Media Image
- Copying and Moving
- Changing a Name or Description
- Delete a vAppTemplate, vApp, or Media Image
- Cataloging vApp Templates and Media Images
- Controlling Access
- Datacenter Operations
- Summary of Datacenter Operations Requests
- vApp Lifecycle
- Instantiate a vApp Template
- Compose a vApp
- Recompose a vApp to Add or Remove Virtual Machines
- Capture a vApp to Create a vApp Template
- Reconfiguring vApps and Virtual Machines
- Deploying and Controlling vApps and Virtual Machines
- Deploy a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Undeploy a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Power On a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Power Off a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Suspend a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Discard the Suspended State of a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Shut Down a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Reboot a vApp or Virtual Machine
- List Media Devices of a Virtual Machine
- Insert Media Into a Virtual Machine
- Eject Media from a Virtual Machine
- Get a Screen Thumbnail for a Virtual Machine
- Get a Screen Ticket for a Virtual Machine
- Provide User Input Requested by a Virtual Machine
- Control Access to vApps
- Retrieve a Task
- Administrative Operations
- VMware vSphere Platform Operations
- Summary of vSphere Platform Operations Requests
- List vSphere Platform Operations and Objects for a vCloud
- List Provider vDCs in a vCloud
- List External Networks in a vCloud
- List Network Pools in a vCloud
- List vCenter Servers Registered to a vCloud
- List ESX/ESXi Hosts in a vCloud
- Create a Provider vDC
- Create an External Network
- Create a Network Pool
- Import a Virtual Machine from vCenter
- XML Representations in the vCloud API
- User API Reference
- Request Parameters Reference
- Administrative API Reference
- vSphere Platform Extensions Reference
- OVF and the vCloud API
- An Introduction to REST for vCloud API Users
- Index
vCloud API Programming Guide
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<Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.virtualHardwareSection+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
virtualHardwareSection/"/>
<Link type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.rasdItemsList+xml" rel="edit
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
virtualHardwareSection/disks"/>
...
<Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.rasdItemsList+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
virtualHardwareSection/networkCards"/>
...
</ovf:VirtualHardwareSection>
<ovf:OperatingSystemSection ... href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
operatingSystemSection/">
...
<Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.operatingSystemSection+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
operatingSystemSection/"/>
</ovf:OperatingSystemSection>
<NetworkConnectionSection ... href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
networkConnectionSection/" ...>
<ovf:Info>Specifies the available VM network connections</ovf:Info>
<PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>0</PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex>
<NetworkConnection network="vAppNetwork">
<NetworkConnectionIndex>0</NetworkConnectionIndex>
<IpAddress>10.147.122.134</IpAddress>
<IsConnected>false</IsConnected>
<MACAddress>00:50:56:01:01:49</MACAddress>
<IpAddressAllocationMode>POOL</IpAddressAllocationMode>
</NetworkConnection>
<Link rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConnectionSection+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
networkConnectionSection/"/>
</NetworkConnectionSection>
<GuestCustomizationSection
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.guestCustomizationSection+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
guestCustomizationSection/" ovf:required="false">
<ovf:Info>Specifies Guest OS Customization Settings</ovf:Info>
<Enabled>false</Enabled>
<ChangeSid>false</ChangeSid>
<VirtualMachineId>4</VirtualMachineId>
<JoinDomainEnabled>false</JoinDomainEnabled>
<UseOrgSettings>false</UseOrgSettings>
<AdminPasswordEnabled>false</AdminPasswordEnabled>
<AdminPasswordAuto>true</AdminPasswordAuto>
<ResetPasswordRequired>false</ResetPasswordRequired>
<CustomizationScript/>
<ComputerName>ubuntu10-x86</ComputerName>
<Link rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.guestCustomizationSection+xml
" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-4/
guestCustomizationSection/"/>
</GuestCustomizationSection>
<VAppScopedLocalId>20ea086f-1a6a-4fb2-8e2e-23372facf7de</VAppScopedLocalId>
</Vm>
</Children>
</VApp>